Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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— e a a ee oe SLL lr eC Se Senior Class History THE fight is over, the peace parley even now is being held, and Friday night we shall hold in our hands the peace treaty which declares us victorious. The general causes of the campaign were worthy ones. They were, first, the fact that we were born to this life, the thread oi which Lachesis ever twists; second, the wish and will of our parents; third, the advice of friends; fourth, the desire to ally - ourselves with the just cause in the conflict against ignorance. The inymediate cause was the drafting of students by Ypsi1 High in the fall of 1919 and the eight grade certificate indicating that we had passed the tests and were eligible to service. September, 1919, marked the beginning of hostilities. With an army of over one hundred loyal troops we took our positions in rooms 309, 311 and 215, under the command of Miss Steere, Miss Lidke and Miss Van Drezer, the first letter as the basis for the classification into the three regiments. Our resources for the martial engagements were the good average, mental abilities and capacities, physical well being and an in domitable spiritual will to conquer. Many and varied were the auxiliary forces. In Algebra ABC, XY and Z dug trenches for us at different times, and ran the supply trains, all starting out at different hours, but always getting to the right place at the same time; invested their money in bonds at higher and lower rates of interest to furnish us financial aid, and estimated our distance from the enemy and success. Our English captains commanded us to fight with words, for, they said, “Kind words are more than bayonets,’ and we have found that words avail in the battle where swords fail. In the science laboratories we compounded chemicals to ward off the effects of disease, poisonous gases to destroy the foe, and tried to master many a formula under Ypsi High’s chemist, Mr. Ross. Room 315 was the location of the Kitchen Patrol, the library, evi, and. c labs: were =the .reereatinna) “centers, 101, the plan department. The domestic art department supervised the making and mending of our uniforms; our correspondence with home and foreign powers was promptly and ably taken care of by our commercial department, and during the four years’ campaigning many found time to learn the various languages of the foe. Our officers for the first year were ‘Theodore Hornberger, Margaret Meanwell, William Hayward and Katherine Boss. Twenty-nine

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t if f i( Twenty-eight playing the part of Duffy, won the admiration of the audience for the splendid and forceful manner in which he took his part. Walter Banta, as Denis, and Margaret Meanwell, as the mother, were especially pleasing to the audience Baby, played by Mary Mosher, and Peter, played by Thomas Lawrence, proved their success by the laughter and applause they received at different times throughout the play. The parts of George, Kate and Jane were well taken by Harrison Welsh, Bernona Mohler and Beulah Hankinson. The minor parts—Delia Duffy, Donough Brosnan and Hannah—were taken by Elizabeth MHarwick, Emerson Stanley and Mary McCann. The play was given at the Wuerth Theatre May 1.- Music was furnished by the theatre’s orchestra. The receipts showed that the play was well attended, as over four hundred dollars was taken in. After the expenses were paid the amount the class made was slightly over two hundred and fifty dollars. Memories of 1923 Young Freshies were we in our first year at school; To us mighty Seniors did quote every rule; To them we looked green as the leaves in the spring, But it was not long before we could sing Hurrah! we are Sophs, our kid days have gone, Our wagons and dolls to the ages belong, Our teachers pursuaded us all thru the days To give up our playthings and improve our ways. Great was our joy when we Juniors became ; Hard did we try to teach the Freshies the “game,” Long was our task to show Sophompres the right— ‘Twas not easy for them to acknowledge our might; Till now we are Seniors so brilliant and wise Who’ve found many things that filled us with surprise Old Ypsi High is the best place to be And we'll always keep it in our memory. Chorus: Then here’s to our colors, the orange and black, A symbol to which we shall always look back; May “Y” be our standard as onward we go Pursuing our work started some timte ago. Words by Katherine E. Boss. Music by Marion J. Korbel. fe EB aa 4 SSS Sy SS ; = am ma | Zs : — 3 2 . ; : = 7)

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er a a Ee EE — - Thirty Our most conspicuous success the first year was won by the girls’ legion through their power to hurl the missile, the basket ball. The second year, owing to several casualties, our number was slightly depleted, and we were all placed together in room’ 221, under Mr. Sias. From him we learned a great deal about military tactics. It was evident this year that Mr. Sias “knew the grounds,’ for not only did the girls again show their superiority in basket ball, but we also came out victorious in the battle of words, taking first and second places in the declamation contest. During the second year our officers were Robert Leland, Marion Kirk, Mary Mosher and Charles Baxter. Our third year we were divided into two goups for strategic purposes and more effective training. This move on our part showed good results, for we advanced to first place in scholarship and maintained this posityon throughout the year. So completely did we beat back the foe during the spring of 1922 that we suffered no attack for awhile, and during this cessation of hostilities all our interest centered on the J-Hop, to which many an ally of ours. from the other three classes was present. Our officers during our third year were Jack McLeod, Robert 3ird, Elizabeth Harwtck and Helen Spinger. During this, our fourth and last year, could be noticed a eradual withdrawal of the attacks of our foe, Ignorance, for he was now besieged from three other quarters by powerful enemties, and had to concentrate his strength in defense of the rear lines and on two wings, and our certainty of victory seemed victory itself. At the beginning of this year we changed our headquarters for the last time. We were put in the charge of Miss Hardy, who was constantly cn guard against gum chewers, those fierce allies of the enemy. Our officers this year are Carl Smith, Jack McLeod, Elizabeth Harwick and Charles Baxter. This year our football and basket ball teams have been ably captained by a senior, Aaron Scovill. Our recretional division presented a play, “The White-headed Boy,” which - was very successful. : A great part of our phenomjenal success in our great enter- prise was due to our persistence in working against the flood of Tenorance. We tried to “Row, not-Drift.” Margaret Meanwell. : )